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A database of chlorophyll a in Australian waters

2018; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/sdata.2018.18

2052-4463

Claire H. Davies, Penelope A. Ajani, Linda Armbrecht, Natalia Atkins, Mark E. Baird, Jason M. Beard, Pru Bonham, Michele A. Burford, Lesley Clementson, Peter Coad, Christine Crawford, Jocelyn Dela‐Cruz, Martina A. Doblin, Steven Edgar, Ruth Eriksen, Jason D. Everett, Miles Furnas, D.P. Harrison, Christel Hassler, Natasha Henschke, Xavier Hoenner, Tim Ingleton, Ian Jameson, John K. Keesing, Sophie C. Leterme, James McLaughlin, Margaret Miller, D. Moffatt, A. Moss, Sasi Nayar, Nicole L. Patten, Renee Patten, Sarah A. Pausina, Roger Proctor, Eric J. Raes, Malcolm Robb, Peter C. Rothlisberg, Emily Saeck, Peter Scanes, Iain M. Suthers, Kerrie M. Swadling, Samantha Talbot, Peter A. Thompson, Paul Thomson, Julian Uribe‐Palomino, Paul D. van Ruth, Anya M. Waite, Simon W. Wright, Anthony J. Richardson,

Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Abstract Chlorophyll a is the most commonly used indicator of phytoplankton biomass in the marine environment. It is relatively simple and cost effective to measure when compared to phytoplankton abundance and is thus routinely included in many surveys. Here we collate 173, 333 records of chlorophyll a collected since 1965 from Australian waters gathered from researchers on regular coastal monitoring surveys and ocean voyages into a single repository. This dataset includes the chlorophyll a values as measured from samples analysed using spectrophotometry, fluorometry and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The Australian Chlorophyll a database is freely available through the Australian Ocean Data Network portal ( https://portal.aodn.org.au/ ). These data can be used in isolation as an index of phytoplankton biomass or in combination with other data to provide insight into water quality, ecosystem state, and relationships with other trophic levels such as zooplankton or fish.